Typographical machine



Sept. 11, 1934. R. H. TURNER TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE Filed Aug. 25, 1933 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTQR z i vsoryfilr'yer I ATTORNEY Sept. 11, 1934. R.H. TURNER 1,973,586

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE Filed Aug. 25-, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EYPatented Sept. 11, 1934 TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE Ransom H. Turner, LittleNeck, N. Y., assignor to Intertype Corporation poration of New YorkBrooklyn, N. Y., a cor-- Application August 25, 1933, Serial N0. 686,785

' In Germany March2, 1933 13 Claims. 1 ((1199-) The present inventionrelates to improvements in typographical machines of 1 the well-knownclass wherein matrices arecomposed into lines and slugs cast therefrom,and the invention rclates more particularly to machines of this classhaving means for moving one or both of the vise jaws .to confine linesof matrices or lines of matrices containing expansible spacebands ateither end or centrally of'the length of a slug casting mold, suchoperations being knownas quadding or centering. V

In orderto successfully perform these opera.- tions, the vise jaw orjaws must not only be moved to close against the matrix line and tolocate the jaw or jaws properly in front of the mold prior tothe'casting operation and to open after the casting operation, butmeansmust be provided for controlling the movable jaw or jaws duringjustification whereby the justifying action may take place properly, theline will be relieved of the confining action of the jaws duringjustification and while alignment of the matrices takes place, and thejaws will hold the line tightly during the casting operation, an exampleof quadding and centering mechanism of this kind being shown anddescribed' in the prior applications of Samuel E. Sperry, Serial No.562,390, filed November 9, 1931', and Serial No. 612,349, filed May 19,1932;

For good printing it is desirable that the spacing between words in thesuccessive lines be uniform. While succeeding lines of full column widthcannot be produced with the same spacing between the words because insucceeding lines there will be a different number of expansiblespacebands which are the means of creating the spacing between words,linesof less than column width that-are qu'added or centered might beproduced with equal spacing between the words by using space matricesinstead of expansible spacebands. The use of space matrices, however, isnot'always convenient and it requires selection of the desired thicknessof space matrices to suit the varying conditions of the composition.Accordingly it would be advantageous to use the ordinary 'expansiblespacebands by providing means whereby they would be capable ofproducingany desired amount of spacing between words in all-lines where this ispossible;

One of the objects'of the invention is to provide means whereby anydesired spacing between the words or characters in quadded or centeredline's can be produced and whereby this canbe accomplished by using theusual expansible spacebands, and in doing this to provide means forpredeterminingthe spacingto an exact degree, notwithstanding that thelines may contain different numbers of spacebands. p.

Another object of the invention is to provide simplified'and improvedmechanism for moving and controlling the vise jaws so that clampingaction of the jaws against the linewill take place automatically and atthe proper time to harmonize with the justification or expansion ofspacebands in, the lines, and so that, at the same time, justificationof lines of full column width will not be disturbectand lines that donot contain expansible spacebands can also be cast.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in certain improvementsand combinations and arrangements of parts all as will be hereinaftermore fully described, the features of novelty being pointed out moreparticularly in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the vise of a typographical machine,showing .the relationship of the vise jaws-immediately after a line ofmatrices has been introduced between them and before the spacingcontrolling means has been brought into operation;v

Figure 2is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the line of matricesmoved by the right hand jaw toward the left hand jaw and the spacingcontrolling means in operative position;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of parts of the machine as viewed fromthe front thereof,-showing the vise jaw moving and controlling means inposition at the commencement of the vise jaw moving operation;

Figure 4 is a'detailview, on an enlarged scale, of the setting meansfor'the spacing controlling means as viewed from the rear in themachine;

Figure-.5 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Figure 4: and

Figure. 6 is a top plan, partly in section, of a portion of the viseframe, showing means for detachably' connecti g the right hand jaw toits rack bar. V 1 Similar parts are designated by the same ref- 10oerence characters in the several figures. V

In the preferred embodiment of the invention shown in the presentinstance, 1 and2 designate, respectively, the right hand and left handjaws of the vise as commonly employed in machines of 105 this classic]:presenting the lines of matrices in front of a. mold for the-casting oftype bars or slugs therefrom, these jaws; being both guided to movetoward and from one another in a vise name 3., and Adesignates thejustifying mecha- 110 movable vertically or axially in the vise frame 3,is shiftable into engagement with the rack barsto couple them andthereby cause the vise jaws to move simultaneously in oppositedirections, for

centering matrix lines with respect to the mold or by disconnecting therack bar 5 from the vise jaw l, as by retracting a connecting pin 9carried by this jaw from an aperture 9 in the rack bar 5 and engaging itin a locking aperture 9 in'the vise frame, the left hand jaw 2 may bemoved alone as for quadding at the left hand end'of the line or byconnecting the rack bar 5 to the jaw 1 byshifting the pin 9 out of thelocking aperture 9 and into the aperture 9 in the rack bar 5 andshifting the pinion 7 out of engagement with the rack bars, the vise jaw1 alone may be moved, as for quadding at the right hand end of theline', substantially as disclosed in said application Serial No.612,349. I. a I 'The vise jaw 'movingand controlling means, according tothe present invention, comprises a lever 10 which is pivoted at 11 on apart of the stationary frame of the machine,-and a lever comprising arms12 and 13 both mounted torock on a pivot ltsupported by a bracket 15 onapart of the stationary frame of the machine, the lower end of the leverarm 12 being operatively connected to the rack bar 5 bythe link 16 andthe lever arm 13 being yieldingly connected by a spring 17 to theforward end of the lever 10. The rear end of the lever 10 is forked toextend above and below the main cam shaft 18 of the machine and said'camshaft carries a roller or-projection 19. The upper branch of the fork ofthe leverlO has an inclined block or cam portion 20 extending inwardlytherefrom in the'path of the roller 19, and the lower branch of thefork-of said lever has a block or cam portion '21 also in the path ofthe roller 19, the roller 19, during rotation-of the cam shaft, firstengaging the cam portion 20 and thereby rocking the lever 10 and leverarms 12 and 13 in a direction to move either one'or both of the visejaws inwardly to close against a matrix line between them, andthe'further rota--v tion of the cam shaft causes the roller 19 thereonto act on the cam portion 21 to rock the lever 19 and the lever arms 12and 13 in the opposite direction and thereby move either or both of thevise 'jaws outwardly or into open position. During the travel of theroller 19 from the cam portion 20 to the cam portion 21, the matrix linebetween the vise jaws is justified and aligned'and a'cast is madetherefrom, after which the jaws are opened by the action of the roller19on the cam portion '21, as in the prior applications hereinbeforereferred to. However, while a cast is being made from a matrix line,either with or without spacebands, the vise jaws must be held closedagainst the matrix linein order to hold the matrices therein firmlyclamped together, and according to the hereinbefore mentionedapplications, such is accomplished by lockingpawlsoperative by thejustifying mechanism. According, to the present invention, clamping ofthe matrix line immediately before the casting operation takes place iseffected automatically'and at the proper time by the lever 10 and thelever arms.12 and 13 thus avoiding the necessity of using locking pawlsand also avoiding any disturbance of the timing and proper functioningof the justifying mechanism of the machine, such being accomplishedaccording to the present invention, by providing an inclined cam-portion22 on the forked portion of the lever 10 in the path of the roller 19and at the proper point to be engaged and actuated by said roller toeffect closing of the vise jaw or jaws against the matrix lineimmediately before the casting operation takes place. This cam portion22 is spaced from the cam portion 20 which serves to initially close thevise jaw or jaws against the line, to provide an interruption in theaction of the. lever 10 during the period in the cycle of operation ofthe machine in which justification of the matrix line and alignment ofthe matrices therein takes place, such alignment of the matrices inmachines of this class being effected by a slight rise of the usualfirst elevator which lowers the matrix line into position between thevise jaws, between the usual first and second justifications, therebyaligning the usual lugs onnthe matrices with the commonly used aligningrails on the mold.

- According to the improved vise jaw moving and controlling means as'hereinbefore described, the roller 19 on the cam shaft 18 will contactwith thecam portion 20 on the lever 10 immediately after amatrix linehas been lowered between the the vise jaws by the first elevator in theusual way, and the roller 19 acting on the cam portion 20 willactuatethe lever 10 and the lever arms 12 and ,13 in adirection to close one orboth of the vise jaws against the matrix line between them. When theroller 19 passes the cam portion 20, the action of the lever 10 andlever arms 12 and, 13 on the visejaws is interrupted, and during thisperiod alignment of the matrices and justification of the line takeplace. Immediately following completion of the second and finaljustification of, the line and immediately before the casting operationtakes place, the roller 19 comes into contact with the cam portion 22,thereby actuating the lever 10 and the lever arms 12 and 13 in adirection to move the vise jaw or jaws inwardly to tightly clamp thematrix line engaged at its opposite ends by these jaws and the lattermaintain the matrix line tightly compressed or clamped until the castingoperation is completed, whereupon the roller 19 passes beyond the camportion 22, thereby relieving the clamping action on, the matrix line,and the further travel of the roller 19 caused by the continued rotationof the camshaft brings it into contact with the cam portion 21-which isopposite to the cam portions 20 and 22Jand whichtherefore causes thelever 10 and the'lever arms '12 and 13 to be moved in an oppositedirection and to thereby open the .vise jaws and to return them totheirnormal line receiving position ready for the next matrix line. .Fromthe'foregoing, it will be seen that the vise jawsarefree of any closinginfluence actingthereon during justification of the line, and

in consequence, the vise jaw or jawswill move outwardly withoutresistance under the expanding' influence of spacebands in the line sothat the justifier 4 wouldcontinue to move upwardly to an undue extentunless controlled and such would be objectionable since the spacebandsin the :line would be fully expanded and would produce unduly widespacing between the words or characters in the line. They presentinvention provides means for controlling the extent of movement'of .thejustifying mechanism during its justifying action and thus controls theamount of spacing between the;words or characters in the line andfurthermore such controlling means, according tothe present invention,is capable of being set to predetermine the amount of spacing which willbe produced between the words or characters in the line, therebyenabling such spacing to be varied as desired to suit the size of thecharacters or the kind of print to be produced. Such justificationcontrolling means, in the preferred embodiment shown, comprises astop23which is adjustable vertically in a lever 24, the latter having'ascale 25 thereon to facilitate the setting of the stop 23 thereonand-the stop being fixed in different adjusted positions on the lever 24by a clamping nut 25. The lever 24 is pivoted at 26 on the vise frame sothat it may swing the stop 23 thereon into and out of the path of acollar 27 fixed on one of the rods 28 of the justifying mechanism, thestop 23 being shown in such position in Figure 2 and being shown swungout of the'path of the collar 27 in Figure 1. While the stop 23 is inthe path of the collar 27 on the justifying mechanism, it will arrestthe ascent thereof and thereby limit the extent to which'the expansiblespacebands, S in a matrix line M between the'vise jaws are expanded, andby setting the stop 23 in different adjusted positionsvertically on thelever 24, the extent of ascent of the justifying mechanism andconsequently theextent of spacing between the words or characters in thematrix line may be varied, as desired.

The stop 23 is not required when matrix lines composed within a givenamount less than full line measure or column width are presented betweenthe vise jaws since such lines should be expanded to full line measureor column width as determined by the usual stops on the machine againstwhich the jaws come to rest, but the stop 23 is required for matrixlines which are too'short to be expanded to full line measure or columnwidth, as are lines which are to be quadded or centered. The presentinvention provides means for automatically bringing the stop 23 intoaction during justification of such short lines and for retaining saidstop in inactive position when lines capable of being expanded to fullline measure or column width are justified. The means shown in thepresent instance for accomplishing this purpose comprises a lever 29which is pivoted at 30 on the vise frame and is pivotally connected at31 to a link 32, the latter being pivotally connected at 33 to the lever24, a tension spring 34' being connected to the link 32 and acting tomove the latter downwardly and to thereby swing the lever 24 in adirection to bring the stop 23 thereon into the path of the collar 27 asshown in Figure 2 and to rock the lever 29 into the position shown inthis figure. The lever 29 has a shoe 34 pivoted thereon at 35, and thisshoe is yieldingly held against a shoulder on the lever 29 by a tensionspring 36. The rack bar5 for the vise jaw l carries a slide 37 arrangedto engage and move over the flat upper side of the shoe 34, and thisslide is adjustable longitudinally of the rack bar 5 by a screw 38, ascale 39 graduated according to a suitable line measure, as for examplein ems, on the rack bar 5 being preferably provided to facilitate thesetting of the slide 37 atdiiferent points in the length of the rack bar5. The rack bar 5 also carries a pin 40 which projects therefrom and isengageable with a pawl 41 onor forming part of the lever 29. Inoperation, the stop device for the justifying mechanism .nism makes itsupward or justifying stroke.

normally stands in the position shown in Figure 1, the vise jaw 1 beingin its normal or line receiving position, the stop device being then ininactive position and being held in such position by the bearing of theunderside of the slide 3'7 on the shoe 34 whereby the link 32 will beheld in its raised positionand the'lever 24 swung into a position wherethestop 23 thereon'will clear the path of the collar 27 when thejustifying mecha- If a matri'x'line is introduced between the visejawswhich has been composed to within a given limit of full line measure orcolumn" width as determinedby the setting of the slide, 37 as indicatedby the "scale-39, sucha'line will be expanded to full line measure orcolumn width by the ascent of the justifying mechanism acting on theexpansiblespacebands S in such line since the vise jaw 1 will then notmove inwardly or toward the companion vise jaw 2"to an extent sufficientto remove'the slide 37 from above the shoe 34. If, however, the visereceives a short matrix line or one composed to a length less than fullline measure or'colu'mn width by an" amount exceeding the setting of theslide 37 as indicated by the scale 39,- the rack bar 5, actuated by thelever 10 and lever arms 12 and 13 as hereinbefore described, will movesufiiciently far toward the left in Fig ure 1 to carry the slide 37 froma position above the shoe 34 before the matrix line is closed by themovable jaw, if the device is set for quadding, or by both jaws if thedevice is set for centering, the device as shown in Figures 1 and 2being for example set for. quadding by the jaw 1 to which the rack bar 5is connected. The consequent travel of the slide 37 from above the shoe34 frees the lever 29 so that it may rock under the pull of the spring34', and the consequent deswnt of the link 32 causes the lever 24 toswing about its pivot 26 in a direction to carry the stop 23 thereoninto the path of the collar 27 on the justifying mechanism. Althoughthe'vise jaws are free from closing influence after they have beenbrought into contact with the line, the justifier 4 will rise only untilthe collar 27 thereon strikes the stop 23 and if spacebands are presentin the line they will be driven upwardly an exact predetermined amountin accordance with the vertical setting of the stop 23 on the lever 24,as shown in Figure 2. After first justification, the justifier 4 willbelowered as usual and the spacebands S will slide downwardly, but uponthe second rise of the justifier 4- for final justification, thespacebands will be again driven upwardly and will thus determine thefinal expanded spacing between the words or characters in the matrixline. Upon-the return of the jaw 1 to normal position following thecasting operation, the slide 37 will engage the shoe 34 and cause it toyield against the tension of the spring 36 until the lever 29 and thelever 24 connected thereto have been position beneaththe slide 37, asshown in Figure 1. Since the rack bar 5-is common to. both of thejawsand may be connectedto the jaw 1 by the 5: pin 9 or to the jaw 2 bythepinion 7 or to both jaws by said pin and pinion, and the slide 37 iscarried on'the rack bar 5, the'control of the right hand or the lefthand end or centered, and the end or ends, of the mold not closed bythematrix line will be closed by themovable jaw or jaws. twill'beunderstoodthat if matrix lines not containing spacebands are presentedbetween the jaws, such lines will beproperly clamped during the castingoperation by the action of the roller 19 on the'cam portion 22, withoutdepending upon the-operation of the justifying mecha nism. 7 1 q Theadjustable slide 37 provides convenient means whereby theoperator cancontrol the range of movement of the jaw or jaws before thejustification stop 23v comes into action. It is customary for theoperator of machines of this class to leave certain amount of loosenessin the average lines of so-called full measure, during theircomposition, so as'to permit expansionof the spaceoands to a greater orless degree to tighten the line, linesof relatively long measurecontaining usually a larger number of spacebands than those in shortcolumn measure lines and the adjustable slide 37 enabling the operatorto set the justification control means so that it will not ..i come intoaction to limit the expansion-of the spacebands unless theline has beencomposed to a lengthless than full line measure by an amount in excessof the setting of said slide.

The improved meansprovided by the present invention for moving andcontrolling the vise jaw or jaws is not only simple in construction butis positive and certain in its operationat the proper times to close thejaw or jaws against the ends of thematrix line, to free the jaws of anyclosing influence during justification of the line so that the line mayspread or expand freely or without resistance from the jaws, to clampthe line tightly after justification has been completed and during thecasting operation, and to move thejaw or jaws back to their normal openor full line receiving positions, and since the improved jaw moving andcontrolling means is actuated from the main cam shaft of themachine orindependently of the justification means,

. the normal functioning and timing of the justification means is notdisturbed. a

The means provided by the present invention for predetermining andcontrolling the amount of spacing between the words or characters in thelines enables the amount of spacing produced means, and by controllingthe spacing by limiting the spaceband expanding stroke of the justifyingmeans independently of the positions occupied by the vise jaw or. jawsand without. reacting thereon to resist the expansion of the lines, asaccomplished by the particular embodiment of the invention herein shownanddescribed, .the desired control of the spacing is effected withcertaintly and uniformity, the justifying means making the extent of thespaceband expanding stroke according to the setting of the stop while isfree to spread or expand without resistance from the vise jaws, and theextent of opening movement of 'the'jaw or jaws depending on thespaceband expanding stroke of the justifying means as limited by thespacing controlling I claim as my invention:-

1. In a typographical machine havinga matrix line receiving vicecomprising jaws at least one of which jaws is movable toward theother-jaw,

misses and a justifyingdevice for expanding-spacebandsin-the-line,actuating means operative by the main cam shaft of the machine to closethey movable jaw against a matrix line, relieve the movable jaw byinterrupting closing action thereof and thereby leaving said line freeto permit justification thereof unopposed .by said jaw, and subsequentlyto 'move the movable jaw against the line to confine the latter duringthe casting operation. t I

2 2. In atypographical machine according to claim 1, an adjustablestopfor limiting the spaceband expanding movement of the justifyingdevice'while the closingaction of the movable jaw is I relieved.

3.111 a typographical machine according to 1 device.

,4. In a typographical machine according to clainrl, a member operativeby said actuating device and having means. for connecting it to one orboth visejaws for movement thereby, a stop for limiting the spacebandexpanding movement of the justifying device while the closing action ofone or both jaws is re1ieved,. means for holding extent of closingmovement of one or both jaws hasitaken place, said means embodying aslide movable withsaid member and adjustable to determine the extent ofclosing movement of the jaw or jaws before said stop assumes operativeposition vwithr'es'pect to the justifying device, and a stop carried bysaid member and operative to reset said limiting stop in inoperativeposition.

5. In a typographical machine having a matrix line receiving visecomprising jaws at least one of which is movable to close the line, andjustifying. means for expanding spacebands in the line, an actuatingdeviceembodying cam means operative by themain cam shaft of the machinetoclose the movable jaw against the line and to subsequently becomeinactive and thus interrupt such closing action during operation of thejustifying means, said actuating device also embodying cam meansoperative by the main cam shaft of the machine subsequent to theinterruptionof said closing action and justification to move. themovablejaw against the line to confine it for the casting operation, interruptits actionon-said jaw after the casting operation, and thereafterreversethe action of the actuating device and thereby return said jaw to normalposition." 1

6} In a typographical machine having amatrix line receiving visecomprising jaws at least one of which is movable to close the line, andjustifying means for expanding spacebands in the line, an actuatingdevice embodying an aotuating memberon the main cam shaft of the mach'mefand camv elements successively engageable saidlmember and operativerespectively to close themovable jaw against aline and then relieve theline of the closing action of said jaw during operation of thejustifying means, to movethe movable jaw against the line to clamp stopin an inoperative position until a given it for the casting operationand to relieve the line thereafter, and finally to reverse the action ofthe actuating device and thereby open said movable jaw after the castingoperation.

7. In a typographical machine having a matrix line receiving vise andjustifying means operative to expand spacebands in the lines, a stopcooperative directly with the justifying means to limit the extent ofspaceband expanding movement thereof, said stop being adjustablerelatively to the justifying means to arrest its spaceband expandingmovement at one or another point and thereby predetermine the amount ofspacing between the Words or characters in the matrix lines.

8. In a typographical machine having a vise embodying jaws at least oneof which is movable to close against a matrix line between the jaws, andjustifying means operative to expand spacebands in the line, a stopmovable to and from an active position to limit the extent of spacebandexpanding movement of the justifying means, and means controlledautomatically according to the extent of closing movement of the movablejaw for setting said stop in said active position.

9. In a typographical machine having a vise embodying jaws at least oneof which is movable to close against a matrix line, and justifying meansoperative to expand spacebands in the line, a stop movable to and froman active position to engage the justifying means and thereby limit theextent of spaceband expanding movement thereof, and means releasable bythe movable jaw after it has closed beyond a predetermined extent tomove said stop into said active position.

10. In atypographical machine having a vise embodying jaws at least oneof which is movable to close against a matrix line, and justifying meansoperative to expand spacebands in the line, a stop movable to and from aposition to limit the spaceband expanding movement of the justifyingmeans, means acting to move the stop into said position, and meansconnected to the movable jaw and operative to retain said stop movingmeans against operation while said jaw is in its open full line positionand. to release said stop moving means for operation to move the stopinto position to limit the extent of spaceband expanding movement of thejustifying means when said jaw closes beyond a predetermined extent.

11. In a typographical machine having a vise embodying jaws at least oneof which is movable to close against a matrix line, and justifying meansoperative to expand spacebands in the line, a stop movable to and from aposition to limit the spaceband expanding movement of the justifyingmeans, means acting to move the stop into said position, and a slideconnected to the movable jaw and adjustable to conform with differentextents of closing thereof, said slide cooperating with the stop movingmeans to hold the stop out of said limiting position while the movablejaw is in normal full line position and to release said stop movingmeans for operation to move the stop into said limiting position whensaid jaw has closed beyond the extent predetermined by the setting ofsaid slide.

12. In a typographical machine having a matrix line receiving visecomprising jaws at least one of which is movable toward the other jaw,

and a justifying device for expanding spacebands in the line, anadjustable stop cooperative with the justifying device forpredetermining the spaceband expanding movement of the justifyingdevice, and a jaw actuating device to move the movable jaw into closingposition against a line to clamp the latter during the castingoperation.

13. In a typographical machine having a matrix line receiving visecomprising jaws at least one of which is movable toward the other, a jawactuating device having means for operating it to move at least one ofthe jaws toward the other jaw to close against a matrix line and. torelieve such closing action of said movable jaw on the line, and ajustifying device operative while the closing action of said movable jawon the line is relieved to expand spacebands in the line, a stopcooperative with the justifying device and adjustable to predetermineand limit to one or another definite extent the spaceband expandingmovement of the justifying device, the jaw actuating device having meansfor operating it subsequently to the operation of the justifying deviceto move the movable jaw against the line to clamp the line during thecasting operation.

RANSOM H. TURNER.

